Sadie and I were taking a walk when we ran into the campground owner who was on his way to the nightly ice cream social. I told him I was leaving in the morning and thanked him for a nice visit. He then told me good luck & that the folks from the campground said I wasn’t going to make it! 😳 WHAT? I immediately said “that’s not nice, don’t say that. Why can’t you pray for our safe travels and encourage me instead?” I thought to myself, is he trying to be funny or is he intentionally being stupid and rude? I guess he didn’t expect me to snap back at him, but I was pissed. He stuttered a bit & said “well we’re just concerned that the Texas winds are going to blow it over.” I shook my head & told him to have a nice night as I walked away.

I was quite taken back by what he said as we walked back to the house, and began questioning my journey. It’s amazing the impact stupid words can have. I locked the door & called it a night. 15 minutes later Sadie & I were surprised by a knock on the door. It was my RV neighbor next to me bringing me a giant cup of homemade chicken stew ! YUM !

My faith in human kindness had been restored. The moral of the story is always think before you speak because there aren’t enough ‘sorrys’ to take back something stupid that you may say.

Sweet dreams everyone!

Looks like we’ll be arriving in the area Thursday afternoon … I couldn’t find a local decent campground to rest for the night, so, you will find us at the Kmart parking lot on Tilghman across from Josh Early … sometime around 2PMish ?? If you’re available, stop by … we’d love to see you !! We will be leaving at 3:30PM to go to the next campground.

Time to get back to plotting our journey south ! Thanks to Mary & Ann for two very valuable tools that assist me (see pic) !! The road atlas & the GoodSam book are must haves when traveling ! I found that access to the internet is not something that can be relied on when camping, but current paper maps are!

It’s not an easy task to plot our journey ! I have to take into consideration the weather, highway construction, availability of diesel stations, the height of Bertha in relation to overpasses & tunnels & bridges & gas stations, whether or not a campground accepts tiny houses and if they do, the accessibility of a big rig at a campground. And, believe it or not, some campgrounds don’t allow dogs! 🤔😩. Plotting is a fun challenge though, I consider it HOMEwork !! 😃

P.S. Sadie says arroooooo !!!! 🐶🐾

Towed nearly 1,000 miles … Made a pit stop at a quiet, scenic campground near Binghamton … too bad I don’t golf … there’s a beautiful course located directly across the highway from the campground. Not much to do here other than relax & eat ice cream, this campground has a homemade ice cream social for their guests every night … Sadie told me that we WILL partake in that event !! This day & a half pit stop will allow me time to plot my journey south & make campground reservations.

My friend Ann texted that I have some mail … sooooo … guess what … looks like I will be making another pit stop near y’all … I’ll let you know when we’ll be in the area !! In case you want to visit us !

A silly epiphany … One thing I didn’t realize was that campgrounds don’t invest any money into street lights !! 😂 And, if you know me, you would know that I have a fondness for street lights or any kind of nighttime lights for that matter!! I even petitioned the old neighborhood to have one installed at the end of my old driveway !! So basically, it’s realllly dark at campgrounds at night 😳 !!!! But, I have an exterior light & 8 night lights on the inside of our tiny house to comfort me !! 🤣

We have been the first tiny house at each location we visited and sometimes it causes quite the paparazzi gridlock around our home ! I sort of feel like a tiny house celebrity !! I can’t even say how many photos have been taken ! Some folks even honk their horn while passing us on the highway ! Pretty distracting but cool 😎 !

As for Sadie, we just took another long walk around the campground. One thing I noticed about her is that living in the woods has brought out her inner ‘wild’ beagle 🐶🤣 ! She is quite spunky & acting as if she’s a puppy !! There are a few neighbor dogs wandering around that she hasn’t met yet, currently she is taking a doggie nap !

2nd pic … The look you get when you’re still eating ice cream & she is finished with her mini scoop ! 🤣

Forgot to mention, this appears to be a ‘mature older adult’ campground … not only did I get the GoodSam discount, I got a senior discount 😳 !! Hey, works for me !! 🤣

Enjoy the view from our living room window ! (Not a street light in sight) !!

Geez that week went fast ! Time to visit a new destination. We will miss the beauty of Lake George; the walking trails, the campfire aroma, the bark park & the hundreds of chipmunks hoarding acorns ! After experiencing glamping at its finest, any other place we go to may be a disappointment.

The past few mornings offered temps in the upper 40’s. Temps that I am definitely not ready for, although Sadie prefers cool weather, but, Mommy is driving, so, I think we’re going to begin our journey south. Not only because of the change of weather, but also because of the lack of decent campgrounds within 3-4 hours of driving. I don’t like to drive this rig any longer than that.

Below are some last day pics of this amazing place. I highly recommend vacationing here, even if you don’t have an RV, they have trailers (see pic) that you can rent for however long you want to stay. Tons of activities here & outside the grounds as well.

Sadie met a beagle friend today, say hi to Lexi.

Notice the colors of the fire, you can buy rainbow dust that you sprinkle on the wood, and for the next 45 minutes you can be mesmerized by every shade of the rainbow.

So much sniffing to do in this campground. Two more days in this chipmunk heaven, they are everywhere ! Seriously, there are more chipmunks here than people ! No squirrels, no bunnies (my fave) & very few birds, very strange !!

Walked another 5 miles today for a total of 24 miles since we arrived here on Monday. Mommy & I even lost a few pounds ! 👍

I dragged Mommy to the Bark Park today. Met an annoying dog named Milo who just wouldn’t stop sniffing my butt. I had had enough & tried to escape through the bars of the gate & nearly got my head stuck, but, Mommy came to my rescue ! 😂

Enjoy the silly pics that Mommy took of me !! 😂💖🐶🐾

Spunky Sadie wanted to walk ALL day !! Phewww … Time to relax & watch Netflix ! 👍😳😃🐶🐾

Sadie’s day began with a trip to the campground’s general store to check out their doggie section, which was “quite limited” according to a disappointed Sadie. Then we waited the arrival of a dear friend Mary Darrach, along with her friend Karen & Mary’s pup Sweet Pea (who by the way, lives up to his name – he really is a Sweet Pea) !! They stopped by on their way up to Mary & her husband Bruce’s vacation home in Plattsburgh! Us humans had a blast drinking Prosecco & chowing down on pizza. But, as you can see by a few pics, Sadie just wanted to sleep & had her back turned to Sweet Pea during the entire visit (check out the expression on his face in the 3rd pic) until the rain stopped & we all went for a stroll. What a fun day !! Thanks so much for visiting us & bringing me a taste of home gift … Ring Bologna !! 👍🤣

This place is beyond fabulous & Sadie is having a blast !! Meeting lots of really friendly dog loving people too ! Roamed & sniffed the bark park today & enjoyed another delicious doggie sundae ! Between yesterday & this morning we walked 9 miles ! And I just found out that a couple friends & a pupper are visiting us tomorrow ! Stay Tuned ! Please enjoy the pics below …

We are glamping (definitely my kind of camping) !! Sadie & I are at Lake George in the Adirondack’s ! It’s absolutely gorgeous here & sooooo much to see & do … so, we’re staying for a week !!

AND they have a dog park ! Sadie is a happy & tired girl ! Small dogs are allowed most places including the cafe & on the trolley !! She even had a puppy sundae at the cafe ! Sadie loves interacting with friendly dogs … she met our neighbor’s pup … say hi to Finn (see pic). Sadie will have lots of adventures to share this week !!

Hope y’all are doing well !

We miss everyone ! XO Donna & Sadie 🐾